According to CoinMeta, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) issued a statement on the 19th stating that an Israeli airstrike on the headquarters of the Gaza city's political police that day resulted in 9 deaths. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated in a statement that their attack targeted Hamas military commanders. Hamas said in the statement that the Israeli airstrike caused 9 deaths, most of whom were police officers and staff members, with more than a dozen civilians also injured. The statement pointed out that the Israeli airstrike, carried out after consultations with U.S. special envoy John Kerry regarding the advancement of a ceasefire agreement, was "especially infuriating" and represented the Israeli government's "deliberate destruction" of diplomatic efforts, attempting to restart military operations against the Gaza Strip.